Intent Integrity Kit

Closing the intent-to-code chasm

A complete specification-driven development workflow for AI coding assistants with cryptographic verification.

Overview

Intent Integrity Kit (IIKit) preserves your intent from idea to implementation. It guides AI assistants through a structured development process while preventing circular verification - where AI modifies tests to match buggy code.

Workflow Phases

Key Features

• Intent Preservation: Traces intent from idea through spec, test, and code
• Assertion Integrity: SHA256 hashing prevents test tampering during implementation
• Phase Separation: Strict boundaries between governance, requirements, and implementation
• Constitution Enforcement: All skills validate against project principles
• TDD Support: Generate test specs before implementation with tamper detection
• Checklist Gating: "Unit tests for English" validate requirements quality
• Self-Validating: Each skill checks its own prerequisites
• Cross-Platform: Bash and PowerShell support

Quick Start

1. Initialize your project:

   /iikit-core init

2. Create a constitution (defines project governance):

   /iikit-00-constitution

3. Specify a feature:

   /iikit-01-specify Add user authentication with OAuth2 support

4. Follow the workflow through plan, testify, tasks, and implementation.

Artifacts Created

specs/NNN-feature-name/
├── spec.md           # Feature specification
├── plan.md           # Technical implementation plan
├── tasks.md          # Task breakdown
├── research.md       # Research findings
├── data-model.md     # Entity definitions
├── quickstart.md     # Integration scenarios
├── contracts/        # API specifications
├── checklists/       # Quality checklists
└── tests/
    └── test-specs.md # TDD test specifications (hash-locked)

Installation

tessl install tessl-labs/intent-integrity-kit

Learn More

• Intent Integrity Chain - The methodology behind IIKit